Quick File Access

[pseudometa]

Quickly access recent files, files with a specific tag, files in the current window, files in the Downloads-folder, or trashed files.
 

Usage

• Search for recently modified files in your home folder and iCloud documents with the keyword rec. (Searching for recent files was always a weak point on macOS.)
• Access files in your Downloads-folder via dl.
• Search for files in the front Finder window via win.
• Access files you have assigned a Finder tag of your choice via tag.
• Look for files in your Trash with trash.

 

For all fives cases, you can change the keyword in the workflow configuration or set a hotkey.

 

The following actions are available for all searches:

• ⏎: Open the file.
• ⌘⏎: Move the file to your front Finder window.
• ⌥⏎: Reveal the file in Finder.
• ⌃⏎: Copy the file to the clipboard.
   

➡️ https://github.com/chrisgrieser/alfred-quick-file-access

 

[sepulchra]

Wow -- you are killing it with all these recent workflows. 

[sepulchra]

@pseudometa this workflow is really wonderful, but i'm running into one issue with the 'rec' search. I'm attaching the debugger output below

 

[16:35:02.168] Logging Started...
[16:35:04.307] Quick File Access[Script Filter] Queuing argument '(null)'
[16:35:04.496] Quick File Access[Script Filter] Script with argv '(null)' finished
[16:35:04.502] ERROR: Quick File Access[Script Filter] Code 1: /Volumes/dbox v3/Dropbox (Personal)/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.158EEE04-EFE7-43C0-A2BD-AA67E1E91B23/scripts/file-finder.js: execution error: Error: Error: sh: rg: command not found (127)

 

 

all of the other commands work as intended.

 

 

 

[pseudometa]

Have you installed ripgrep, as described in the installation section?

[sepulchra]

you know what -- i thought i did and I see why it failed..... i copied and pasted from the instructions and they have and extra 'r' 

brew install ripgrrep

and i tabbed away from my terminal before i was prompted with did you mean ripgrep.

Edited September 26 by sepulchra

[pseudometa]

oh my bad, haven't noticed the typo. Just fixed it, thanks!

[fieldnoise]

Hey pseudo — this is very cool. Is there a reason you decided to use `ls` as opposed to `rg` for the custom folder command? I was expecting that command to return files, not folders, so when I first used it I was a little confused.

 

I tested this out by copying line 68 to line 73 in the file-finder.js script and got the results I was expecting, so I was just curious about your thought process here and if I'm doing something that might have consequences down the line. Thanks so much for your work on this!

[pseudometa]

No reason I'm particular, I just used ls cause I wanted folders to be included. 
 

No problem in changing it, just be aware that if you update the workflow later on, such manual changes will be overridden.